Nebraska Rare Bird Alert
November 09, 2001

Birds Mentioned
Surf Scoter
Prairie Falcon
Black-billed Magpie
Lapland Longspur
Pine Siskin
Northern Shrike
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Common Snipe
Savannah Sparrow
Merlin
Horned Lark
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Great Blue Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Bale Eagle
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Common Loon

- Transcript
Tape Number: (402) 292-5325
Compilers: Babs and Loren Padelford (402) 292-5556)
Transcriber: Loren Padelford (lpdlfrd@juno.com)

Welcome to an update of the Nebraska Birdline, sponsored by the Audubon
Society of Omaha, for Friday, November 9th.

In eastern Nebraska in Knox County a SURF SCOTER was seen at the Niobrara
Sewage Lagoon, south pond on the 6th. On the 8th, a PRAIRIE FALCON was
spotted at Gavin's Point Dam in Cedar County.

On the 7th in Dodge County, 4 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, LAPLAND LONGSPURS and
PINE SISKINS were seen in farm fields northwest of Ames.

On the 4th in Douglas County, 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS were seen in
Neale Woods north of Omaha.

In Dixon County on the 3rd, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, a FOX SPARROW, a LINCOLN'S
SPARROW and 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen on farmland northwest of Wakefield.

In Sarpy County on the 31st in Bellevue, 2 FOX SPARROWS and 5 PURPLE
FINCHES were seen in Fontenelle Forest.

In Lancaster County on the 2nd, 4 COMMON SNIPES, 12 SAVANNAH SPARROWS and 2
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were found at Cracker Barrel Marsh. On county roads
northwest of Lincoln, a MERLIN, 2 HORNED LARKS and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
were seen. At Branched Oak Lake on the 2nd, 3 GREAT BLUE HERONS, 30
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 2 immature BALD EAGLES, and 12 YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS were spotted along with several species of waterfowl.

In western Nebraska in Sheridan County, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was
identified in Hay Springs on the 2nd.

In Iowa south of Council Bluffs on the 8th, 3 COMMON LOONS were seen on
Lake Manawa. At Forney Lake on the 1st, 9 GREAT BLUE HERONS and an adult
BALD EAGLE were found.
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